Frequent the Colorado clubhouse and you’ll often see all-star Nolan Arenado walking around in a white “Perkis Power” T-shirt from the 1995 comedy Heavyweights, a movie about a fat kids camp taken over by a mean, unstable fitness guru named Tony Perkis (Ben Stiller).
“I’ve got couple of them — they’re comfortable to wear around the clubhouse, and I got them sent to me,” Arenado said. “Back in the day, it was one of my favorite movies.”
Perkis would probably be thrilled to have Arenado in his camp, as the third baseman has been “Perkisizing” at the plate this season as Colorado’s leader in average (.